The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-20
Local and State Notes.

the interstate commerce bill.
Local and State Notes.
The passenger train crews Of the Decline
and /. q st. l.. will appear In neat new uni
forms, including new style of cap, on Sunday.
The Pennsylvania Company is preparing to
lay second track for some miles east of the city,
and a year from will probably have double
track for ten miles out.
The c.. Fl. & D. company have ordered from
Barney, Smith & Co. eight new frst-class pas
senger coaches, three parior cars and three com
binatiou cars to be delivered within sixty days.
One of the best paying lines which the Wood
ruff sleeping and parlor cars run over is between
Grand Rapids and Cincinnati and on this line are
run some of the finest sleeping cars In the coun-
The citizens of Liberty, Ind, highly
pleased with a new depot that the G., Il. & |. is
just completing there. 1t is commodious, odd in
style of architecture, yet neat and attractive In
appearance.
The North western lines are distributing tour
lists guides to summer homes literally as
ever Many of them are very neat In mechan-
ical appearance. and instructive as to the at
fractions of the Northwest
The brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
have grand picnic at Prices Hill. Cincinnati.
to-day. number of the engineers of the In
dianapolis division of the brotherhood 60 down
this morning to pass a few hours pleasantly.
George Sherman. general manager of the color
lines and of the Midland, was IN the city yester-
day. ard appointed p. A. Lynn travelling freight
agent of the Midland line his territory to be all
points touched by the Lake Erie d Western
road
The local freight agents were in session most
of the day, yesterday attempting to harmonic
rates to various points whore they come in COM
petition. In readiusting the rates there were
some slight differences which created more or
less friction
The L., n. A. & G. people could, to advant-
age use a few thousand dollars of the money
Gently raised on bonds. in placing on the lines
some respectable parlor ears Their sleeping
cars are very superior. but the parlor cars are
quite interior.
The Cincinnati, Wabash e. Michigan manage
ment are making great preparations to bring to
the front the pleasure resorts on their line be-
tween Warsaw and Benton Harbor. and some
good work is being done to make them comfort
able and inviting.
So many are going to Washington with the
Light Infantry that the c., II. q ID. company
yesterday decided to special train through
without change. The train will consist of
baggage-car. one day coach. one combination car
and four Pullman sleeping coaches.
The Cincinnati, Jackson s. Mackinaw road
will complete their track to a connection with
the c., III. e D. at Carlisle. o., next week. The
trains solid into Cincinnati The c., H. & ].
division of the c., 81. e D. is also to profit
through this new connection.
The c.. l., ST. L. g. G. shows increase in
month, over the corresponding week in 1886. of
81 SlS Al. In local freight earnings an increase
of 81, 574. 16 is also shown. The latter increase
is the more gratifying from the fact that the
freights were carried under the lower tariff
There is good authority for stating that what
ever comes of the negotiations through which
the l., D. & S. road secures control of the Ohio
e Mississippi. between Springfield, ILL.,, and
Beardstown, and through such control, good
connection with the c.. B. q O., the l., D. & S.
will be extended to St Joseph, Mo-. within
eighteen months.
The general passenger agent of one of the best
roads running into this city says he is strongly
in favor of placing sale 1000 mie tickets at
cents mile, and he would do 1t at once If he
me O
use. Many persons ride on them who not
entitled the reduction, and some of the parties
who purchase these lowrate tickets work in the
in terest of the sealpers.
General Passenger Agent Ford. of the Van
dalia, has recoDsidered his vote the arbitra-
ton of the St. Louis passenger business, chang
ing it from yes to no. Mr.. Snow, of the Wabash,
well, declines to assent to a rehabilitation.
They say that the Decline must restore its rate
to 500. 80. General Passenger Agent Martin. of
the Bee-line, was IN St. Louis, yesterday, giving
the matter his attention.
Curtis Mccoy, of j. Mccoy, agent of the
c., l., St. l.. e. c., at Mccoy, has invented what
he has named railroad sand sweep" which.
although a very simple affair. Is very useful
invention. The sweep is placed between the
hind driving wheel and the tank, and after the
engine has used the sand the track is swept per-
fectly clean. heavy freight coming up a grade
hauls, it Is estimated. Is per cent. heavier when
sand lies on the track, and this invention COM
pletely removes the trouble.
The elevator of the c., l., ST. L. & c.. at Gin
cinnati, while proving great accommodation in
transferring grain to of other roads, Is said
to be 1O-per cent per annum paying invest
ment. But for this elevator the Big Four would
be obliged to have 900 more to handle their
business of local and through character. A
large per cent of the grain off of this road goes
south, AID when the cars of Northern road go
South it is quite an undertaking to get them re-
turned. However the Southern roads cred
tied with doing better of late in this matter
Shipments of furniture, carriages etc, to San
Francisco have been resumed to large extent,
but manufacturers still uneasy lest ad-
vance be sprung on them any day. The rate on
carriages, for instance, before the new law took
effect was from Missouri river to San Francisco.
STA per car load, minimum weight, IL, 600
pounds. When the law went into effect it was
dropped back to 1892 per load the minimum
weight being reduced to 10, 600 pounds. Shippers
would be we'll satisfied with this rate if they only
knew that 1t was fixed rate, that they could
proceed to make contracts as formerly
The following officials of the New York, Lake
Erie s. Western road were in the city yesterday:
s. NJ FELTON,, first yice-president; George II.
Valiant, traffic manager; g. G. Cochrane. gem
eral freight agent of the n. Y, p. 90 o., and
George Ristine general manager of the Erie
fast-freignt lines Their especial mission here
to confer with the officials of the l., B. 81
w. road regarding closer traffic agreement and
an adjustment of the tariff of the several inter
ests c. T.. Henderson. general manager of the
l., b. d W., states that the conference was
highly satisfactory. and places the L. b. q w In
much better shape as a part of a through line
from the West to the East, than under the old
deal.
General and miscellaneous.
The G., b. & @. is now extending its line from
Norton county, Kansas, through Rawllns, an ad-
joining county. in the extreme northwest corner
OF the State.
Peace has again been declared between the
lines which carry the business from Eastern mar
kets TO points in Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota
tits feared the harmony will not exist very long
An order has been issued to remove the iron
plates all Nickel plate cars reading Car
Trust Company, of New York" which indicates